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Wednesday, 27th October 2004

Death By Hanging
For Malaysian Drug
Trafficker In Brunei


Brunei High Court


Bandar Seri Begawan -
A Malaysian national was sentenced to death by hanging by the Brunei High Court yesterday for possessing a compressed slab of cannabis weighing 922.276 grammes for the purpose of trafficking.
                                                                               
...FULL STORY

Zamboanga City Mayor Refuses
To Host Brunei, Malaysian
Peacekeepers


Pehin Mojor General Dato Hj Awg Bin Hi Md. Yussof (R) presents the national flag to Lt. Col. Hj Amihnuddin Ihsan prior to troop departure. Photo: Huraizah  Ahamad


Zamboanga
City – Bruneian and Malaysian peacekeepers were denied a base in Zamboanga City, a bustling port city 860km south of Manila, yesterday.                                                                  ...FULL STORY

Related News: Ten Soldiers Depart For Mindanao To Join Monitors | Ten Brunei Soldiers Off For Manila To Observe Ceasefire | Brunei Soldiers To Observe Mindanao Ceasefire In The Philippines | Brunei Soldiers Arrive In The Philippines



 

Honest Motorists In The Sultanate, Anyone
Bandar Seri Begawan –
The centuries-old adage “honesty is always the best policy” is fading in Brunei. More innocent attendants at petrol stations end up as victims and losers as more motorists disregard this saying and drive away without paying their petrol bills.                              
...FULL STORY



 

Brunei Joins Asia's Largest Oil And Gas Expo In Singapore
Bandar Seri Begawan -
Brunei Darussalam, one of Asia's major players in the Oil and Gas industry, will be participating in the OSEA 2004 15th International Oil and Gas Industry Exhibition and Conference to be held in Singapore in December.
                                                    
...FULL STORY
WORLD REPORT SPECIAL

Poll: Americans skeptical about election
Washington -
Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.
SPORTS

Striking Ryan's
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ryan's Exchange team regained the All-Filipino 2nd Conference Bowling championship after beating defending champions Primera Bowlers at Utama Bowling Centre. 
YOUR HEALTH

Physical fitness helps kids' minds, too
New York -
The most physically fit group of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders tend to score highest on an academic test known as the Illinois Standard Achievement Test, a group of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reports.
OTHER REPORTS

Britons want Homer Simpson as U.S. President
London -
Doughnut-chomping, beer-guzzling Homer Simpson may not be the model father but he has won the hearts of British TV fans who want the nuclear power plant worker to be the next U.S. president.

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